On July 15, the National Development and Reform Commission and 13 other departments jointly released a document entitled "Opinions on Supporting the Healthy Development of New Business Forms and New Models, Activating the Consumer Market and Driving The Expansion of Employment" (hereinafter referred to as "Opinions").In the Opinions, we will expand new space for Shared life, encourage intelligent product upgrading and business model innovation in areas such as Shared travel, food and beverage delivery, group buying, online medicine purchase, Shared accommodation and cultural tourism, develop new ways of life consumption and cultivate high-end online brands.Among them, the sharing economy is closely related to People's Daily life. The Opinions also explicitly supports the establishment of flexible employment and "Shared employment" service platform.As a member of the sharing economy, Didi told China.org.cn that the Opinions provide a broader space for the development of new forms of the sharing economy, which is greatly encouraged and heartened.

Didi's various initiatives have made significant progress in promoting sustainable employment

    According to an earlier report released by the Sharing Economy Research Center of the State Information Center, the trading volume of the sharing economy market in 2019 reached 3,282.8 billion yuan, up 11.6 percent year on year, and diversified employment forms derived from it.Didi revealed that the company currently offers a variety of online transportation services, with more than 11.66 million ride-hailing drivers earning revenue from the platform, as well as nearly 180,000 chauffeurs and 6,000 two-wheeled drivers.Around ecology, there are more than 3,000 car rental companies, and the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain have created more than 6 million jobs, bringing a total of 18.26 million jobs.

    In addition, in 2020, Didi will launch new services such as errand running and freight transportation to further expand employment, and will continue to provide sustainable employment opportunities for ex-servicemen, people in poor areas and people in Hubei province, which is heavily affected by the epidemic.In March, Didi launched leg-running services in 21 cities.Then in June, Didi began pilot freight operations in Chengdu and Hangzhou, with more than 8,000 drivers eligible for the first batch of services.In the future, these businesses will also bring more flexible employment opportunities and income opportunities.

    Didi signed an employment cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Veterans Affairs this year, providing more than 15,000 jobs, including luxury car drivers and chauffeurs, for ex-servicemen, people in poor areas and people in Hubei province, which is heavily affected by the epidemic.In addition, Didi joined the "Well-known Private Enterprise Tour in Hubei" organized by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and the People's Government of Hubei Province. This year, it will provide 8,000 flexible jobs in Hubei, including online ride-hailing drivers and two-wheeler operation and maintenance.In addition, technical, administrative, operational and data analysis jobs will be created to help stabilize employment and restore the economy in Hubei.

    In poverty-stricken counties and resettlement areas where 10,000 people have been relocated, Didi has participated in the "Digital Platform Economy Employment and Poverty Alleviation Initiative" sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Poverty Alleviation Office of the State Council, providing sustainable platform employment opportunities for local poor residents and helping them achieve employment and poverty alleviation.

Didi continues to explore and innovate in intelligent transportation, autonomous driving and other fields

    The guideline also highlighted the development of a "unmanned economy" based on new technologies.Support the construction of technology application infrastructure such as automatic driving, automatic loading, unloading, stockpiling and unmanned distribution.Didi said that in the future, with the support of the state for new business forms, it will increase investment in cutting-edge technologies such as smart transportation and autonomous driving, actively explore intelligent upgrading of Shared travel products and business model innovation, so as to make travel better, and contribute to the activation of the consumer market and the expansion of employment platform economy.

    In September 2019, drops automatic driving cars in Shanghai for the first intelligence made demonstration application license, through the strict safety management system structure, internal testing technology route of validation, trial experience repeated exposure and a series of iterations, continual improvement initiatives, drops in June this year to realize the automatic driving service is open to the public for the first time drops became the first breakthrough in intelligent snatched the car first demonstration enterprise of Shanghai from the test to the manned demonstration application phase of the enterprise.

    At present, didi self-driving manned testing is limited to open test roads in Shanghai. The route goes through automobile exhibition center, office area, subway station, hotel and other areas. Users can register and select the destination through Didi APP online.To ensure the safety of the passengers, the autonomous driving test vehicle is equipped with a safety officer in accordance with relevant regulations. In case of emergency, the vehicle can be taken over at any time.In addition, Didi has set up an autonomous driving safety escort center, which can monitor vehicles and road conditions in real time, and give assistance instructions when vehicles face complex situations, so as to solve possible remote assistance problems in future autonomous driving operations.

    The guidelines, jointly issued by 13 ministries and commissions, explicitly support the sound development of new forms and models of business and create new advantages for the digital economy.As time goes by, this move will undoubtedly further activate the consumer market and expand employment, and the new forms of sharing economy represented by Didi may also usher in higher quality development.